##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 3 - Bhavishya Parva Chapter 3-23 Itranslated by G. Schaufelberger schaufel @wanadoo.fr September 14, 2008## Proof-read by K S Rmachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca. If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn, send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- atha trayoviMshmo.adhyAyaH prANAyAmavarNanam vaishampAyana uvAcha pitAmahaM puraskR^itya merupR^iShThe samAhitAH | jaTAjinadharA viprAstyaktakrodhA jitendriyAH ||3-23-1 parvatAntarasaMsiddhe bahupAdapasaMvR^ite | dhAtusaMra~njitashile same nistR^iNakaNTake ||3-23-2 trayANAM brahmavedAnAM pa~nchasvaravirAjite | mantrayaj~naparA nityaM nityaM vratahite ratAH ||3-23-3 ekamevAgnimAdhAya sarve brAhmaNapu~NgavAH | bibhidurmantraviShayaiH susamAhitamAnasAH ||3-23-4 tridhA praNIto jvalano munibhirvedapAragaiH | ataste tattvamApannA yadekastrividhaH kR^itaH ||3-23-5 eka eva mahAnagnirhaviShA saMpravartate | svadhAkAreNa mantraj~na mantrANAM kAryasiddhaye ||3-23-6 svayaM cha dakShasaMprApto bhagavAnbhUtasatkR^itaH | brahmA brAhmaNanirmAtA sarvabhUtapitAmahaH ||3-23-7 daNDI charmI sharI khaDgI shikhI padmanibhAnanaH | abhavannyastasaMtApo jitakrodho jitendriyaH ||3-23-8 yajate puShkare brahmA medhayA saha saMgataH | indraproktAni sAmAni gIyante brahmavAdibhiH ||3-23-9 ghR^itaM kShIraM yavA vrIhiH sarvaM paramakaM haviH | vedaproktaM makhe nyastaM kalpitaM brahmaNaH pade ||3-23-10 nitmathyAraNimAgneyIM shamIgarbhasamutthitAM | sa brahmA prathamaM tasminnagnimanyaM pravartayat ||3-23-11 na hyalpaM vihitam dravyaM yathAgniryaj~nakarmaNi | pravartayedvibhAgairvA hutadravyamayaM balam ||3-23-12 phalAni taiH prayuktAni haviMShi vitate.adhvare | prayu~njate prayogaj~nA munayo brahmavAdinaH ||3-23-13 ShaNmAsAMshchaturo vedAnsaMbabhAShe bR^ihaspatiH | brahmaNo vitate yaj~ne parayA brahmasampadA ||3-23-14 shikShAkSharasametAyA madhurAyAH samantataH | sAnusvaritarAmAyAH sarasvatyAH prabhAShate ||3-23-15 tena brAhmaNashabdena brahmaproktena bhArata | vibhAti sa makho vyaktaM brahmaloka ivAparaH ||3-23-16 makho brahmamukhottIrNo brahmashabdairanAmayaiH | prayogaiH saMprayuktasya jalpanniva vivardhate ||3-23-17 samidbhiH somakalashaiH pAtraishchaiva bahiH khalaiH | yavairvrIhibhirAjyaishcha pUrNaishcha jalabhAjanaiH ||3-23-18 karmaprAptaishcha pashubhiH karmabhishchAparAnvitaiH | gobhiH payasvinIbhishcha pariveshaishcha komalaiH ||3-23-19 brahmavR^iddho vayovR^iddhastapovR^iddhashcha bhArata | brahmaj~nAnamayo devo vidyayA saha saMgataH ||3-23-20 mAnasaishcha kriyAmUrtirye cha bhUtAH svayaM nR^ipa | brahmA juhoti tAMstasmAnmarudbhiH sahitastadA ||3-23-21 tejomUrtidharai rUpairna cha tatkarmaNAspR^ishat | vedaproktena vidhinA sarvaprANabhR^itAM vara ||3-23-22 nirmathtyAraNimAgneyIM shamIgarbhasamutthitAm | kratunA yajate pUrNamagniShTomena sa prabhuH ||3-23-23 sadasyaistatsado vyaktaM shushubhe yaj~nakarmaNi | jalpanti madhurA vAchaH sAnusArAH kriyAstathA ||3-23-24 karmabhishcha tapoyuktairvedavedA~NgapAragaiH | sUryendusadR^ishai rAjanvirarAja mahAkratuH ||3-23-25 brahmaghoShena mahatA brahmAvAsa ivAparaH | vasudhAmiva saMprAptaiH sarvaireva divaukasaiH ||3-23-26 vedavedA~Ngavidbhishcha vinItairbrahmavAdibhiH | gatAgataistapaHshrAntaiH svargaloke mahIyate ||3-23-27 jvaladbhiriva vipraistaistribhirevAdhvare.agnibhiH | brahmaloka ivAbhAti brahmaNaH sa mahAkratuH ||3-23-28 indraproktAni sAmAni gAyanti brahmavAdinaH | vachanAni prayuktAni yajUMShi vitate.adhvare ||3-23-29 tapaHshAntA brahmaparAH satyavratasamAhitAH | AyayurmunayaH sarve manobhiH shrotravAdibhiH ||3-23-30 hotA chaivAbhavadrAjanbrahmatve cha bR^ihaspatiH | sarvadharmavidAM shreShThaH purANo brahmasaMbhavaH ||3-23-31 yajamAnashcha yaj~nAnte viShNoH pUjaM prayujya cha | AdityAH pashchime garbhe tapasA samvR^ite nR^ipa ||3-23-32 padaM viShNurajo brahmA nirdvandvaM niShparigraham | yataH padasahasrANi bhaviShyantyudbhavanti cha ||3-23-33 avandhyaM chAprameyaM cha vyatiriktaM cha karmabhiH | AtmApi yasya munayo bhavanti niShparigrahAH ||3-23-34 parigrahAshcha viShayA doShaprAptA mahIpate | doShAshcha yugapatsarve ChAdayanti manobalAt ||3-23-35 indriyagrAmaviShaye charanto niShparigrahAH | parigrahaM shubhaM dharmamavidyAlakShaNaM viduH ||3-23-36 vidyAlakShaNasaMyogAnna manashChAdyate nR^ipa | yadi chenmunishabdena gR^ihyate brahmavAdibhiH ||3-23-37 vedavidyAvratasnAtairniyataiH kurusattama | divi lokAH satAM sthAnaM lokAnAM loka uchyate ||3-23-38 yatra devA havyapuShTA na kShayaM yAnti bhArata | yajamAnashcha bhogaiH svaiH karmaprAptodite pade | modate saha patnIbhirvijvaro vasudhAdhipa ||3-23-39 yaj~nAvasAne shailendraM dvijebhyaH pradadau prabhuH | dayayA sarvabhUtAnAM nirmalenAntarAtmanA ||3-23-40 taM shailaM sarvagAtrANi parasparavisheShiNaH | na shekuH pravibhAgArthaM bhettuM sarvodyamairapi ||3-32-41 tataste brAhmaNagaNA niShedurvasudhAtale | shrameNAbhihatAH sarve vivarNavadanA nR^ipa ||3-23-42 supArshvo girimukhyastu vAgbhirmadhurabhAShitA | abravItpraNataH sarvA~nChirasA tAndvijottamAn ||3-23-43 na hi shakyo balAdbhettuM yuShmAbhirasusa~NgibhiH | api varShashatairdivyaiH parasparavirodhibhiH ||3-23-44 ekIbhUtA yadA sarve bhaviShyatha samAhitAH | avirodhena yugapadvibhajiShyatha nirvR^itAH ||3-23-45 balaM hi rAgadveShAbhyAM vardhate brahmasattamAH | vimuktaM rAgadoShAbhyAM brahma vardhati shAshvatam ||3-23-46 yadAhaM bhedayiShyAmi svargabhinnaiH shilAshataiH | dhAtubhishcha visarpadbhiH shikharaishchAnupAtibhiH ||3-23-47 vishIrNaiH pArshvavivarairnAgaishcha galitairbhuvi | bahubhirvyAlarUpaishcha chodyamAno guhAshayaiH ||3-23-48 pratigR^ihya cha tadvAkyaM shailendrasya subhAShitam | tUShNIM babhUvuste sarve tadA brAhmaNasattamAH ||3-23-49 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi pauShkare trayoviMsho.adhyAyaH